Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2019 C200
- Model Year
- 2019
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 9G-TRONIC automatic
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West Africa · P0 lane
Buy Used & New Cars from China to Ivory Coast - Wholesale Exporter
Ivory Coast is the largest market in francophone West Africa, and Abidjan is the distribution centre that re-exports into Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. Buyers here work in French, so a French quotation and French document set matter as much as the price.
At a glance
Côte d’Ivoire · 科特迪瓦
- Vehicle age limit
- An age limit applies to used vehicles, and a COC / conformity certificate is required before shipment.
- Ports and gateway
- Abidjan
- Drive side
- Right-hand traffic — a Chinese left-hand-drive car is compliant here
- Import duty and taxes
- Published charge stack — Open the duty breakdown
- Stock for this lane
- 29 units in the current catalogue
Checked September 24, 2026
The rules that decide the deal
An age limit applies to used vehicles and a COC or equivalent certificate of conformity must be in place before shipment. Certification is the usual failure point on this lane: without it the unit sits at Abidjan while the paperwork is resolved from abroad.
Abidjan takes both RoRo and containers, and the port is set up for onward road movement into the Sahel. Shipping to Abidjan and quoting the inland leg separately gives buyers in landlocked markets a figure they can actually work with.
- Abidjan is the distribution hub for Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, so a single consignment can be split inland after clearance.
- A valid COC is what decides whether the unit clears or sits; it is arranged in China before loading.
Import duty and taxes
Duty breakdown for Côte d’Ivoire
| Charge | Rate and base |
|---|---|
| Customs duty | 20% of CIFUEMOA CET band for the vehicle category. Final band depends on HS code, engine and age. |
| Statistical levy | 1% of CIF |
| ECOWAS levy | 0.5% of CIF |
| VAT | 18% of CIF + duty + everything above |
Reviewed 2026-09-24 · Indicative — confirmed per unit
Where these figures come from
- UEMOA Common External Tariff
- Ivory Coast Directorate General of Customs (DGI) import procedures
Age limits, certification routes and duty lines are taken from published rules and reviewed by our team, but customs assesses each vehicle individually. Treat anything here as a planning input, not as an assessment.
Stock ready for Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire
Lexus
Lexus RX 350 2019
- Model Year
- 2019
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 8-speed automatic
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Jetour
Jetour X70 Plus 2022 1.5T
- Model Year
- 2022
- Seats
- 7
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 6-speed DCT
Price on Request
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Chery
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro 2021 1.6T 7-seat
- Model Year
- 2021
- Seats
- 7
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 7-speed DCT
Price on Request
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GWM
GWM Haval H6 2021 1.5T
- Model Year
- 2021
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 7-speed DCT
Price on Request
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Models we ship into Côte d’Ivoire
- Toyota Hilux2,393 cc
- Nissan Navara2,298 cc
- JAC T81,999 cc
- GWM Poer1,996 cc
- Isuzu D-Max1,898 cc
- Toyota Land Cruiser Prado2,755 cc
- Honda CR-V1,498 cc
- Nissan X-Trail1,997 cc
- BYD Song Plus DM-i1,498 cc
- BYD Atto 3EV
- Chery Tiggo 81,598 cc
- Geely Coolray1,477 cc
- HAVAL H61,497 cc
- MG ZS1,498 cc
- Changan CS75 Plus1,499 cc
- Jetour X701,498 cc
- Toyota Corolla1,490 cc
- Toyota Camry2,487 cc
- Wuling Hongguang V1,485 cc
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire import questions
- What is the vehicle age limit for importing a car into Côte d’Ivoire?
- An age limit applies to used vehicles, and a COC / conformity certificate is required before shipment.
- Do Chinese left-hand-drive cars work in Côte d’Ivoire?
- Côte d’Ivoire drives on the right, so a left-hand-drive car is the correct vehicle type: the steering wheel is on the side the road requires. Every car we ship is left-hand drive. An age limit applies to used vehicles and a COC or equivalent certificate of conformity must be in place before shipment. Certification is the usual failure point on this lane: without it the unit sits at Abidjan while the paperwork is resolved from abroad.
- Which port does a car from China clear at for Côte d’Ivoire?
- Abidjan. Abidjan takes both RoRo and containers, and the port is set up for onward road movement into the Sahel. Shipping to Abidjan and quoting the inland leg separately gives buyers in landlocked markets a figure they can actually work with.
- How much does it cost to import a car from China to Côte d’Ivoire?
- Customs charges on CIF — the vehicle price plus freight and insurance — and never on the invoice alone. Base duty is 20% of CIF. 3 further lines stack on top: Statistical levy, ECOWAS levy, VAT. Run the numbers through the landed-cost calculator and treat the result as a planning figure: the final figure exists only once customs assesses the specific vehicle.
- How do I know the car is as described before it ships?
- Every unit is photographed and videoed at the yard, and the walkaround goes to you before the balance is due. Loading is supervised, and a unit that fails the agreed specification at that point is stopped rather than shipped.
- Is it cheaper to ship one car or several to Côte d’Ivoire?
- RoRo is the simplest option for a single unit. A 40ft container normally carries two to four cars, so once you have enough volume to fill one, the cost per car drops noticeably — and the vehicles are not exposed on deck. Both are quoted on request for this lane.
What buyers in Côte d’Ivoire search for
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West Africa
Get a Côte d’Ivoire landed-cost quote
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